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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?
(a) The joy of life.
(b) Violence.
(c) Energy.
(d) Supernatural elements.

2. According to O'Connor, what do Northern authors consider everything written by Southerners?
(a) Grotesque.
(b) Sappy.
(c) Simplistic.
(d) Religious.

3. What does O'Connor say is the first reaction people have when they see a peacock's tail?
(a) Gasp.
(b) Silence.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Tears.

4. How long can a peacock live?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 35 years.

5. What reason did O'Connor give a female student who asked her why she writes?
(a) "I don't write; I create."
(b) "I can't do anything else."
(c) "It pays the bills."
(d) "Because I'm good at it."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Connor refer to as a "complete dramatic action"?

2. University students in the 1920s created a pamphlet with what title?

3. Which of O'Connor's relatives refused to accept that her story about a man who leaves his wife at an eatery was complete?

4. What did the telephone repairman say he thought O'Connor's peacock could outrun?

5. What award did Percy Walker win?

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